30 What's the guard?
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This article is from the RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ, by Ganesh with numerous contributions by others.
30 What's the guard?
Contributor(s): brangas.
A new batsman to the crease makes (with the help of
the umpire) a mark on the crease called his guard.
His guard helps the batsman's judgement of which
balls to play at and which to leave alone.
middle-stump
\ leg-stump(of right-hander)
\ \
| \ \ |
| \ \ |
|----o---o---o----|
| |
----------|-|-|------
3 2 1
\
\
\
guard chosen (see table below)
guard chosen covering benefits (anyone?) 1 leg - leg stump - ?? 2 legs - b/w the 2 - ?? 3 legs - middle stump - ??
Also known as:
1 leg = leg 2 legs = middle and leg 3 legs = middle something or other but What??
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